(JTA) The director general of Israel's Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, on Wednesday called the Middle East's Sunni Arab nations "Israel's allies." Referring to Iran, Gold said, "What we have is a regime on a roll that is trying to conquer the Middle East, and it's not Israel talking, that is our Sunni Arab neighbors - and you know what? I'll use another expression - that is our Sunni Arab allies talking." His presentation in New York, organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, also featured Amos Yadlin, a former chief of Israeli military intelligence who now heads Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies. Yadlin said that the Iran deal is a "disaster" when it comes to where it leaves Iran in 15 years. "My parameters for a good deal were crossed - everywhere," Yadlin said.
2015-07-30 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive